CIVIL PROCEDURE: Summary judgment - Triable issues - Enforcement of foreign judgment - Enforcement of Dubai Grounds of Judgment ('DUG') - Issue of service of originating process at original jurisdiction - Failure to take action to set aside DUG in original jurisdiction - Whether enforcement court was prevented from challenging findings of court of original jurisdiction - Whether issue relating to service of originating process could be raised in enforcement court

LAND ACQUISITION PROCEDURE: A CASE COMMENTARY ON EE CHONG PANG & ORS v. THE LAND ADMINISTRATOR OF THE DISTRICT OF ALOR GAJAH & ANOR

HAEME HASHIM*

Introduction

Unlike in Sabah and Sarawak, land acquisition exercise in Peninsular Malaysia is subject to the Article 13 of the Federal Constitution has guaranteed the land ownership rights of every Malaysian in this country, the rights are still subject to the Government's authority to acquire anyone's lands with appropriate and reasonable compensation.[1] The procedure to acquire a land under the LAA begins with the issuance of gazetted forms, notices and survey carried out by the Land Office. Effected parties shall come for a hearing conducted during the enquiry proceeding for the acquisition of the land and if agreeable and satisfactory; will receive compensation upon the enquiry's conclusion.

The serious obsession to malware has led psychologists to equate it to addiction. As a large number of hackers belong to the minor category, is it time to legislate against reckless and negligent guardians? Another issue is to what extent is it possible for the addiction to be adopted as a factor in determining the parameter of a criminal sentence?

1. The Dilemma so far

The deployment of malware, in particular "Hacking Tools" is addictive. Thomas pointed out that "the primary vision of hacking is founded in the hacker's reliance upon, and often addiction to, the technological".[1] This is a situation of the mind satirically described by Goldberg as "Internet Addiction Disorder."[2] Nykodym, Ariss and Kurtz argued that:[3]

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* The author is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law, The National University of Malaysia: www.ukm.my/fuu (noryn@ukm.edu.my).

17 November 2016 pursuant to paragraph 6(1)(xxiii) of the Revision of Laws Act 1968 [Act 1]; Revised up to 1 November 2016; First enacted in 1968 as Act of Parliament No 38 of 1968; First Revision - 1989 (Act 409 wef 14 December 1989)